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Where does the money come from that's distributed to each Big Ten school?Television

Currently accounts for nearly 74 percent of the revenue and the multiyear contracts with ABC/ESPN, CBS, Fox and BTN funnel money to the league's athletic departments. During the 2016-17 school year, however, television will account for 65 percent as revenue from the upcoming College Football Playoff and the league's new bowl agreements increases.

The Big Ten's ABC/ESPN deal comprises about 50 percent of the league's television revenue, with BTN generating about 35 percent. The television revenue, ...